A YOUTH worker who raped a vulnerable 13-year-old girl with learning difficulties was jailed for 15 years this week.

Andrew Faulds, 40, of Greenford, was caught after making a video of the rape that then led to his arrest.

He had previously pleaded guilty at Harrow Crown Court to two counts of oral rape.

He was charged with further offences of possessing and distributing indecent images and sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13.

He pleaded guilty to these offences during this week’s hearing and was sentenced on all counts to a total of 15 years.

Detectives believe he may have committed yet more offences and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

An investigation was launched after an arrest in Canada resulted in an indecent video being seized.

Inquiries established the video had been recorded in March 2011 on a mobile phone on an estate in Southall.

The victim in the video was a girl with severe learning difficulties and further work then led to the identification of Faulds.

On the video was a living room that matched the one at an address where Faulds had previously lived.

Following his initial guilty plea, further information came to light that Faulds owned hundreds of indecent images of children. He was subsequently charged with more offences.

Faulds had previously worked as a learning mentor for the Ealing tuition service, based in Southall, as a youth worker at Brentford FC Community Sports Trust and for Ealing Council's play service. He frequented the Southall, Hayes and Greenford areas.

Det Con Emma Macdonald said: "Faulds has proven himself to be a predatory paedophile who took advantage in the most despicable way of a young girl with learning difficulties.

"He has an unnatural interest in children that he fuelled by accessing hundreds of indecent images and interacting with other paedophiles online.

"We believe these offences were not his first and would appeal for any other victims to approach us in confidence."

People are asked to call police on 020 8246 1901 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.